Google Transliteration Input Method (IME) Configuration

Google Transliteration Input Method (IME) Configuration

Google Transliteration Input Method (IME) Configuration

Enabling Language Bar : If the ‘Language bar’ option is not visible in ‘Toolbars’, then it needs to be enabled through control panel:

Windows 7/Vista :

1. Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Keyboard and Languages tab
2. Click on Change keyboards… button to open Text services and input languages dialog
3. Navigate to Language Bar tab
4. Enable the radio button Docked in the taskbar under Language Bar section
5. Apply all settings and try to display language bar as mentioned in previous section.

Windows XP

1. Go to Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages tab -> Text services and input languages (Details) -> Advanced Tab
2. Make sure that under System configuration, option Turn off advanced text services is NOT checked.
3. Go to Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages tab -> Text services and input languages (Details) -> Settings Tab
4. Click Language Bar
5. Select Show the Language bar on the desktop. Click OK.
6. If you are installing the IME for East Asian language or Right-To-Left language, go to Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages Tab
7. Make sure that options Install files for complex scripts and right to left languages and Install files for East Asian languages are checked in the checkboxes. This requires installation of system files and the system will prompt to insert the Operating System Disc.
8. Apply all settings and try to display language bar as mentioned in previous section.

Google Transliteration Input Method (IME) Shortcut

A shortcut key sequence can be applied to the IME as follows which can be used to quickly enable IME for any in-focus application:

Google Transliteration Input Method (IME) Configuration in Windows 7/Vista

1. Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Keyboard and Languages tab
2. Click on Change keyboards… button to open Text services and input languages dialog
3. Navigate to Advanced Key Settings tab
4. If Google <Language> Input is not listed in Installed Services box, then click Add and in Add Input language dialog box, go to the language for which you want to enable IME in the languages tree and expand the node. Check the checkbox next to Google <Language> Input in the list.
5. In Hot keys for input languages Select To <Language> – Google <Language> Input
6. Press Change Key Sequence
7. Select Enable Key Sequence
8. Select option like Left ALT + SHIFT + Key 1
9. Apply all changes
10. Now opening an application like notepad and pressing Left ALT + SHIFT + Key 1 should open the IME.

Google Transliteration Input Method (IME) Configuration in Windows XP

1. Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages tab -> Text services and input languages (Details) -> Settings Tab
2. If either <Language> or Google <Language> Input not listed in Installed Services box, then click Add and in Add Input language dialog box, select <Language> in Input language and Google <Language> Input in Keyboard layout/IME. Click OK
3. Press Key Settings
4. In Hot keys for input languages, Select Switch to <Language>-Google <Language> Input
5. Press Change Key Sequence
6. Select Enable Key Sequence
7. Select option like Left ALT + SHIFT + Key 1
8. Apply all changes
9. Now opening an application like notepad and pressing Left ALT + SHIFT + Key 1 should open the IME.

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